Matching: Match each item with the correct statement below.
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a. | Calendar of General Orders | d. | vice president | b. | cloture | e. | filibuster | c. | majority and minority
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president of the Senate
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unlimited speaking time
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list of bills for Senate consideration
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most important officers in the Senate
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limit senators' speaking time
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a. | Speaker | d. | majority leader | b. | constituents | e. | caucus | c. | whips |
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represented by members of the House
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presiding officer of the House
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closed meeting
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assist the floor leader
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Speaker's top assistant
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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People in districts represented in Congress are called ____________
a. | a census. | c. | a quorum. | b. | constituents. | d. | a caucus. |
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The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the___________
a. | vice president. | c. | House majority leader. | b. | House majority
whip. | d. | Speaker. |
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The presiding officer of the Senate is the ___________
a. | Senate majority leader. | c. | vice president. | b. | Senate minority
leader. | d. | Speaker. |
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In the Senate the rules are designed to make sure that all
senators_______
a. | introduce new bills every year. | b. | follow their party's
platform. | c. | obey strict procedures. | d. | have freedom to express their
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The main task of each house of Congress is to_________
a. | legislate the executive branch. | c. | get reelected. | b. | write
procedures. | d. | make
laws. |
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The Senate conducts most of its business through ________
a. | the majority leader's rule. | c. | strict rules and
procedures. | b. | unanimous consent. | d. | a calendar of scheduled bills. |
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Many procedures in Congress are organized around ______
a. | a quorum. | c. | constituents. | b. | the majority leader. | d. | party
affiliation. |
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This person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the
Senate.
a. | Speaker of the House | c. | minority leader | b. | vice president | d. | majority leader |
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Before both houses of Congress pass it and the president signs it, a proposed
law is a _______
a. | quorum. | c. | filibuster. | b. | bill. | d. | rule. |
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The flow of legislative work in Congress is always controlled by the
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a. | majority party. | c. | Democratic Party. | b. | minority party. | d. | Republican
Party. |
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A filibuster can be stopped when three-fifths of the Senate votes for
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a. | a quorum. | c. | censure. | b. | a census. | d. | cloture. |
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Short Answer
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The Senate and the House of Representatives have different styles and methods to
evaluate proposed legislation. Yet all bills must pass both houses of Congress before being
signed into law. Explain how this process responds to our needs for action and for care to
produce the most worthwhile laws for the nation.
Write a paragraph with a topic sentence supported
by 3 sentence describing the legislative process in each house of Congress. (5 points)
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